Pan Yuzhen (L), an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group, teaches her daughter Zhang Yanmei to embroider in Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
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GUIYANG, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Pan Yuzhen, 77, was embroidering flying butterflies and peonies while leaning against a window.
Hailing from Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Pan is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group.
Dressed in Miao ethnic costumes featuring unique embroidery patterns, Pan has been a frequent guest on the international fashion stage. These experiences have made her well-known.
"The girls in my hometown can embroider with needles from a very young age. Since I was five years old, I learned embroidery from my mother and sister. Miao embroidery techniques are complicated, but I have basically mastered all embroidery methods," Pan said, adding that she used to embroider for herself, but after she got married, she also made embroidered clothes for her family.
Pan Yuzhen, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group, embroiders in Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Pan Yuzhen (front), an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery of the Miao ethnic group, dyes cloth with her daughter Zhang Yanmei in Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Women of Miao ethnic group are pictured during a parade in Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)